When Qianlong reached the door of the room, he happened to bump into Kromi.
Kromi, biting on a cheap cigarette and with his hands on his hips, was grumbling.
"Not home?"
Milo, standing beside him, laughed and said, "Do you think everyone is as idle as you? She's probably out looking for a job."
"Ah, what a hassle, there are still so many people who haven't found work." Kromi scratched his head, looking troubled.
"Isn't that what you often do?" Milo replied with a smile.
"Are you looking for me?" Qianlong suddenly popped up from the side.
Kromi was startled.
"Cough, cough, kid, can't you just call out?"
"Are you here to check the employment rate? Is that your responsibility too?" Qianlong asked curiously.
"Theoretically, it's not my responsibility, but since you all are the ones I brought back, of course, I have to inquire a bit." Kromi took a deep drag from his cheap cigarette and exhaled the smoke.
"Smoking is harmful to health; you might need to pay extra for lung cleansing." Qianlong said lightly.
"Cough, cough, can't you say something nice?" Kromi didn't notice he was choked by the smoke.
Milo stood by, covering her mouth and stifling a laugh.
"I've already found a job." Qianlong replied.
Kromi was very pleased and patted Qianlong on the shoulder, "Not bad, kid."
Milo, curious, asked, "What job did you find?"
"Harvester." Qianlong answered.
Kromi's smile immediately stiffened, and he said with frustration, "You signed up for Harvester and actually got in?"
"Uh? What's wrong?" Qianlong replied.
Kromi was momentarily at a loss for words; he couldn't exactly say it was bad, so he finally sighed. "Well, since you've signed up, there's no helping it, but that's not a good job."
Milo chimed in, "There's nothing wrong with it; after all, every job needs someone to do it. Besides, their salary might even be higher than yours."
Kromi didn't say anything further but seriously patted Qianlong on the shoulder. "Work hard, and after three years, get out quickly."
"If the logistics and resources department hears you say that, you can bet there will be a complaint against you." Milo reminded from the side.
"I don't care." Kromi looked unconcerned.
"Do you want to come in and sit for a bit?" Qianlong asked.
"No, I still have to go ask at the next place." Kromi shook his head.
"Okay." Qianlong nodded.
After seeing Kromi off, Qianlong was about to open the door to his room.
The door next to him opened, and Qianlong was a bit surprised; he couldn't help but look up.
Having lived here for half a month, he had never seen the neighbor on the left side.
He even thought no one lived there.
A woman with a good figure, looking listless, opened the door, her hair disheveled, and she emanated an indescribable smell.
The woman walked into her room and closed the door directly.
Qianlong was a bit curious, but it was just limited to curiosity.
Qianlong walked back inside, looking at the Nutrition Bar in the room, hesitating for a long time. The taste of the Nutrition Bar was actually okay, with various flavors, but he couldn't stand eating it every day. Qianlong was really not used to that taste. In the absence of choices, he had no way out, but with choices available, he ultimately wanted to treat himself a bit better.
Qianlong opened the door again and walked out; now his identity wouldn't be restricted by time anymore.
Qianlong passed through the inspection point and headed to District D.
Upon arriving in District D, he went to the market, preparing to buy ingredients and small appliances.
He stopped at the first store, where the promotional slogan read:
"Quality goods at low prices, specializing in second-hand household appliances, all for just 10 points."
Qianlong walked in, and a lazy young man was sprawled out, fast asleep.
Qianlong wandered around the store and finally stopped. He had his eye on a Miniature Solar Electromagnetic Stove, which only needed to be placed in sunlight to provide enough for daily use—a must-have for home.
The price was also quite reasonable at just 20 points.
"How much is this?" Qianlong woke the sleeping young man.
The young man woke up in a daze, looked at the appliance in Qianlong's hand, and lazily extended two fingers.
"Not expensive, but how's the quality?"
"Don't worry, I assembled it myself. If it malfunctions within a year, I'll refund you."
"Okay." Qianlong paid and walked out.
The young man yawned and prepared to go back to sleep. At that moment, Jiela walked out from the back, looked at the sleeping young man, and without saying a word, slapped him on the head.
"Ouch."
"I told you to help Mom watch the store for a bit, and you just sleep here."
The young man said aggrievedly, "Sis, is it appropriate for a future Advanced Mechanic like me to watch a small appliance store?"
Before the young man could finish his sentence, Jiela slapped him on the head again.
"Wait until you can graduate to talk about that. What about your exam results?"
Hearing this, the young man's mouth twitched, "Uh, they haven't come out yet. Sis, are you hungry?"
At this time, Qianlong walked towards the life supermarket. Each subdivision in District D had a life supermarket that supplied various daily necessities, but it wasn't very crowded because the items sold were all quite expensive.
Qianlong walked in; there weren't many people in the supermarket, just a few hundred, each carefully picking out what they needed.
Qianlong started picking up some essential daily items, spending 100 points. Then he went to the food section, taking out packs of frozen vegetables from the freezer, each pack priced around 50 points, equivalent to what one person would spend on Nutrition Bars for a month.
Without blinking, Qianlong took two packs, then walked to the meat section, where a 500g pack of pork was priced at 100 points, and he took two boxes.
Looking around, it seemed there was nothing else to buy. Qianlong was about to leave when he stopped at the counter.
After hesitating, he picked up two bottles of the cheapest Dark Beer for 200 points.
Finally, he went to the counter to check out, spending a total of 600 points.
Qianlong carried a large bag of items and walked back towards District F. He didn't return to his room but headed in another direction.
Soon, Qianlong stopped at
the door of a room, reached out, and knocked.
Hmm? No one? Qianlong stood by, waiting. After about two hours, night had fallen.